An equity score of 83/100 ranks Marvell School District #8 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,631 per pupil, Marvell School District ranks #5 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
331
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,631
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marvell School District operates 2 public schools serving 331 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Phillips County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,631 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.4% local, 25.5% state, and 42.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 83/100, ranked #8 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 220:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 61.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% African American, 4.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Marvell Primary School, enrolling 121 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Marvell Primary School accounts for 36.6% of all Marvell School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Marvell School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Marvell School District reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Marvell School District student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Marvell School District chronic absenteeism rate is 61.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Marvell School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 331 students.
How much does Marvell School District spend per student?
Marvell School District spends $19,631 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #8 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Marvell School District?
Marvell School District students are 94.8% African American, 4.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marvell School District?
Marvell School District has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #8 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.